Don't you wish TV DIY shows were honest and showed the budget overruns and misbuilt projects? That's why we call this "Real World Renovations". Gene and Linnea are home improvement addicts. Our current project is a two house Victorian renovation in Tipp City, Ohio.

Friday, August 18, 2006

It may not look like a lot happened this week, but it did. There was also a day off for the framers for most of Thursday too. Here's what it looked like on Thursday. I haven't introduced the framers yet! Duane Flora and his sons Craig and Brian are our framing crew, and Duane is our consultant. The bank wanted us to have an overseeing contractor with experience as we have not built a house before. So, we asked around and went to the first contractor we talked to about building one of Sarah Susanka's Not So Big House houses. Duane is mostly a remodeler, but he has built a few houses from start to finish. He and his boys are framing Thistle House for us, and may work on other parts as needed.

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Here is what it looked like last night. We laid out the kitchen on the subfloor and decided what to do with the cabinets. It is really starting to look like a house, rather than a bomb shelter yet to be buried.

I am going to take a picture from the same perspective each day to show what's happening--it might look like one of those cool National Geographic specials with the time lapse photography. Or, it might look like a drunk monkey with a camera. Beauty, and your opinion, is in the eye of the beholder.

About Me

My superpower is connecting. I would be 'ConnectionMan', the person who helps you find what you need. One of my favorite bosses in the Air Force told me, "Gene, you're the guy I go to when I need to find out what the problem is and who is going to fix it." That rings my bell.

It's not easy to give you a short answer to anything (just ask my kids or wife!). I love teaching you WHY the answer is what it is. If I don't know, that's okay, I'll tell you so. But I want to find out. I won't ever know everything I want to, but I'll keep trying.